The late Deputy Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Professor Hlengiwe Mkhize, will be afforded an official provincial funeral category 2 on Saturday.
In a statement, the Presidency says flags will be flown at half-mast at flag stations across the country from Tuesday until Mkhize has been laid to rest.
The late Deputy Minister in The Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Prof Hlengiwe Mkhize, will be honoured with an Official Funeral Category 2 at her home in Johannesburg, Gauteng, on Saturday, 25 September 2021. https://t.co/wsBQDkYcFB pic.twitter.com/g1JVGfYulS
— Presidency | South Africa ?? (@PresidencyZA) September 20, 2021
Mkhize passed away last Thursday at the age of 69.
She served as ambassador to the Netherlands, deputy minister of correctional services, economic development, telecommunications, and postal services, minister of Home Affairs and she also served as Higher Education minister.
Tributes pour in for the Deputy Minister in the Presidency:
